The Czech ends a two-year title drought and moves closer to a return to London after beating Maric Cilic in Beijing

For Tomas Berdych, the drought is over. Nearly two and an half years on from
his last ATP World Tour triumph, the Czech collected his sixth title after
rallying from a set down to beat Marin Cilic 3-6 6-4 6-1 in the final of the
China Open in Beijing.

The third seed, playing his first final of the season after six semi-final
defeats, bounced back after Cilic claimed the only break of the first set
and survived a break point late in the second to take the match to a
decider, where the Croatian world No 10, who must be wary of entering his
own barren spell, wilted.

“To bring this title really means a lot to me,” said Berdych. “After 29
months, it’s been quite a long time, so I’m happy that I could break this
up.”